LEOPARDS - in Nkorho and Elephant Plains Area

Thankyou for taking the time Great effort to catalog information

on white cloth { RIP }.  This whole thing just Blows me away.

Emagine if you could watch live happenings half a world away !!

Thanks to Karen & Africam.

James A. Segriff

Calgary, Canada

White Cloth Female Leopard - The Final Chapter

Photo By Peter Buntman

White Cloth, was named after an area in Mala Mala from which she held territory in. She has a quite relaxed disposition.

She is said to have been born in September 1993 along with her littermate, the Kapen Female, who remained mainly in the Mala Mala area but sadly was found dead on April 4, 2010. The Kapen Female was apparently killed by members of the Eyrefield pride. White Cloth and her sister were born to the Trollips Crossing female leopard in Mala Mala.

White Cloth is currently raising a male cub born around December 2008.

Independent Offspring are Matshipiri Female and Inkanye Male/N'chila

Interesting information and a bit of history on her litters over time:

Distinguishing Features: coat is yellowish in color and she is quite stocky for a female

Litters reported to have had: 5

January 2000 - brief mention of a 2.5 year old Son in Mala Mala. That son was said to have been fathered by The Rock Drift Male.

Mid October 2000 (fathered by Rock Drift Male) - male and female

Both sub-adult cubs were abandoned at 25 mos. 2 wks.

Male - no further info is known on him.

The Female is The Matshipiri Female, she still holds territory in Mala Mala.

April 2003 (fathered by The Newington Male) - Male and a Female cub - N'chila/Inkanye Male is still alive and the female disappeared in November 2003 at age of 8 mos.

Late January to Early February 2006 (possibly fathered by The Newington Male) - Nghwazi (was also called Son of White Cloth) and a female cub. The female cub disappeared in July/August of 2006 at the age of around 5 mos.

Nghwazi was killed by the Styx Pride on June 29, 2007 on Chitwa Chitwa. He was 18 mos. old.

December 2008 - Single male cub

Update July 5, 2010 - Sad News from Nkorho. White Cloth has been killed. It happened on Chitwa property on night of July 4. Looks like the Emsagwen Male had found White Cloth and son and she was killed protecting him. Her cub was not seen since, so no further updates at this time.

R.I.P. White Cloth - Sept. 1993 - July 4, 2010. What an awesome legend you were.

Update October 2010 - White Cloth's young son is still alive and being seen in and around the Djuma/Gowrie area. On Oct 7th, he was seen in Western Gowrie near a kill that Induna (one of Karula's 23 mo old sons) had treed. This youngster is very elusive and shy. Perhaps that is his mode for survival.

Written by Karen and Colleen

july  05

White Cloth's last son - pic taken 9th May 2010

Leopard ( Panthera pardus  )  * NK   AUG 27

DEC 10 2010

Whitecloth

sept-1993- july 2010

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Name: White Cloth

Age: Est. to be born September 1993 - 15 yrs. 6 mos. as of 3/09

Name Means: Named after area she held territory in

Parents: Unknown

Siblings: Kapen Female of Mala Mala

Distinguishing Features: coat is yellowish in color and she is quite stocky for a female

Litters reported to have had: 5

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Leopard ( Panthera pardus  )  june 01   e.p.

Leopard ( Panthera pardus  )   JUNE  16

Leopard ( Panthera pardus  )    E.P.

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APRIL  24 E.P.

Leopard ( Panthera pardus  )

Leopard ( Panthera pardus  )  FEB 17    E.P.

Name: Salaxeye

they also call her "Salaheshe" Female.

Salayexe means: The one, left by her own
Mother – Saseka (Half sister of Safari)
Father – Mafufunyane
Born: April 3rd 2005
Litter siblings: 1 - did not survive the early days
Litters:
Gave birth of 2 cubs end of October 2008 (father Tyson)
But she was seen mating with Tyson again November 2008 and January 2009:
She gave birth of 2 cubs in April 2009
Seen in the Northern Sector

Leopard ~ Panthera pardus ~ sept 03 2009 e.p.

two cats -  but one left befor zoomi could find it

Leopard ( Panthera pardus  )  nk   sept 16 2009

SAFARI - photo by  INGWE AUG  2009

SALAYEXE  PHOTO;S BY  PENNY (2)

Leopard ~ Panthera pardus  aug 24 2009 nk